2006 Code of Virginia § 32.1-162.3 - License required for hospice programs; notice of denial of license; renewal thereof

32.1-162.3. License required for hospice programs; notice of denial oflicense; renewal thereof.

A. No person shall establish or operate a hospice without a license issuedpursuant to this article.

B. The Commissioner shall issue or renew a license to establish or operate ahospice upon application therefor on a form and accompanied by a feeprescribed by the Board if the Commissioner finds that the hospice is incompliance with the provisions of this article and regulations of the Board.The Commissioner shall notify by certified mail any applicant denied alicense of the reasons for such denial.

C. Every such license shall expire at midnight December 31 of the yearissued, or as otherwise specified by the Board, and shall be required to berenewed annually.

D. The activities and services of each applicant for issuance or renewal of ahospice license shall be subject to an inspection and examination by theCommissioner to determine if the hospice is in compliance with the provisionsof this article and regulations of the Board.

E. No license issued pursuant to this article may be transferred or assigned.

F. In accordance with 63.2-1806, an entity licensed as a hospice pursuantto this article may concurrently hold a license to operate an assisted livingfacility as defined in 63.2-100 and may provide hospice care to theresidents of such facility.

(1981, c. 346; 2003, c. 526.)